Denmark-Netherlands Double Tax Treaty

The Netherlands and Denmark have signed a treaty for the avoidance of double taxation in 1996, but the document became applicable 3 years later, in 1999. The convention was established in order to eliminate the double taxation of persons and legal entities that are tax residents of the two countries. It takes into consideration a set of income taxes, which can be detailed by our team of accountants in Netherlands. 

What are the taxes covered by the Netherlands – Denmark treaty?  

• • the convention is applicable to taxes on income and the taxes on capital available in both contracting states;
• • the treaty takes into consideration the taxes applicable to the total income, as well as on parts of income, which also refer to the income obtained from movable or immovable property;
• • under the provisions of the treaty, the Netherlands applies the income tax, the wages tax, the company tax, the dividend tax and the capital tax;
• • in Denmark, the following taxes are applicable: the income tax to the state, the municipal income tax, the county municipalities income tax, the church tax, the tax on dividends, the tax on interest, the tax on royalties and the taxes applicable under the Hydrocarbon Tax Act. 

When is a Danish company taxed in the Netherlands?